Thank you for your interest in the School of Urban and Public Affairs and its many fine programs. We want you to have as much information as you need in making the important decision regarding the program that best fits your interests, goals, and aspirations. We at SUPA hope you find our school and one of its excellent programs the perfect place for you.

Since SUPA’s beginnings in 1967 as a legislatively mandated research, service and teaching institute, the school has grown into the internationally recognized School of Urban and Public Affairs that offers the best possible interdisciplinary approach to understanding the world and society. The faculty members of our nationally ranked and accredited programs are the foundation of our Bachelor’s of Science and our Bachelor’s of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies and our two minors. Our interdisciplinary approach provides a broad scope and rich intellectual experience to help our graduates meet the challenges of complex issues they will face. The multidisciplinary faculty offers curriculum that balances the theoretical and applied perspectives so that students are given ample opportunities for hands on experiences.

Our students comprise a culturally diverse group that comes from across Texas and the nation as well as from around the world. Our degrees and minors provide knowledge and skills utilized across a broad spectrum of disciplines. By their very nature, our BA and BS degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies and minors attract students from all over campus who approach their collegiate experience as true Mavericks do, thinking outside the box from multiple perspectives. Many of our graduates use their degree as springboards into graduate work as well as medical and legal professions.

Students are encouraged to be active in the Interdisciplinary National Leadership Organization and other student organization on campus. These groups have social events, help in organizing student travel to state and national conferences, and provide a network of colleagues for years to come.

There never has been a more exciting or opportune time to undertake undergraduate studies in the School of Urban and Public Affairs. Modern issues, whether environmental, health, social or business, are far too complex not to understand them from a multidisciplinary perspective. Our degrees and minor programs all challenge you to see the world in its many dimensions. Students from across the nation and from around the world are here. We invite you to join us.

Overview

The School of Urban and Public Affairs offers two undergraduate degrees and two undergraduate minors as follows:

BA, Interdisciplinary Studies

BS, Interdisciplinary Studies

Minor, Urban and Public Affairs (with emphasis areas in Public Administration, Urban Affairs and Public Policy, and Urban Planning and the Environment)

Assistant Professors

Professors Emeritus

The minor in Urban and Public Affairs focuses on particular aspects of the urban experience and offers an opportunity for students to prepare for career opportunities in public administration, urban affairs and public policy, and urban planning and the environment. Students who choose to pursue the minor in Urban and Public Affairs complete eighteen hours of course work including two required core courses (URPA 1301 and URPA 3301) plus four additional courses (12 hours) selected from in one of the three emphasis areas. Students interested in the minor in Urban and Public Affairs should consult first with the advisor in their department or program, then with one of the Undergraduate Advisors in the School of Urban and Public Affairs. Students completing any of this minor may petition to have six hours of credit waived from an appropriate masters degree in the School of Urban and Public Affairs.

Required Core Courses

URPA 1301. INTRODUCTION TO URBAN LIFE (3-0) 3 hours credit. An examination of major urban problems, opportunities, and policy issues including crime, transportation, housing, education, welfare, and the environment with emphasis on racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity issues and alternative future possibilities; and an examination of the major political, social, and economic challenges facing contemporary urban planners and administrators - with emphasis on the interrelations among the national, state, and local governments.

URPA 3301. THE METROPLEX (3-0) 3 hours credit. An in-depth orientation to urban dynamics, using as a case study the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex - with its hundreds of cities, governmental units, neighborhoods, and business enterprises as well as its major concentrations of racial minorities and ethnic groups. Special attention is paid to the changing patterns of growth and demography occurring in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area and the impact of these on emerging social, political, and economic issues of this area. Emphasis also placed on career specializations and professional opportunities in the urban context.

ACCT 3309. ACCOUNTINGFORMANAGERS (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Planning, controlling, decision making, and performance
evaluation. Uses a variety of teaching techniques (e.g.,
problems, cases, and projects) and is open only to non-accounting
majors. Credit will not be given for both this course and
ACCT 4302. Prerequisite: ACCT 2302 with a grade of C or higher.

ANTH 4348. POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3-0) Relationships among power, identity, and culture in cross-cultural perspective. Traditional political systems, political symbols and rituals, gender and power, and the relationship between domination and resistance. How culture influences the ways in which men and women get power, use power, and resist power.

COMM 4305. COMMUNICATIONANDSOCIETY (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Readings and analysis of the role of communication in modern
society; its impact on contemporary social, cultural, political,
and intellectual trends.

COMS 3316. COMMUNICATION IN HUMANRELATIONS (3-0) 3 hours
credit. The human communication process within the
social, business, and family context. Theories and principles of
interpersonal communication and perception of self and others.
Prerequisite: six hours of speech.

CRCJ 4309 PRIVATE SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (3-0) The essentials of governmental and proprietary security development and program planning; including personnel recruitment and training, developing and conducting security audits, records and information protection, and general applications of modern management techniques to security organization. Prerequisite: CRCJ 3307.

ECON 3304. PUBLICSECTORECONOMICS (3-0) 3 hours
credit. Examines various economic reasons that may
justify government involvement in the economy with particular
focus on the problems inherent in government intervention. It
considers topics such as the efficiency and fairness of
alternative taxing systems, the growth and effects of government
debt, and public choice (how spending and taxing decisions are
made). It analyzes various government programs such as Social
Security, health care, expenditure programs for the poor, etc.
Prerequisite: ECON 2306 or consent of
instructor.

ECON 3313 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC POLICY (3-0) Explains market structure and its relation to strategic behavior, advertising, pricing and product differentiation decisions. Further topics include the organization of the firm, takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, research and development, and the various regulatory controls placed on firms and industries. Prerequisite: ECON 2306.

ECON 4330 LABOR ECONOMICS (3-0) Application of economic principles to labor topics such as the demand for marriage, the demand for children, the economics of beauty, the economics of highly paid sports and entertainment stars, the effects of immigration on U.S. wages and employment, workplace discrimination, the effects of affirmative action policies, and the effects of minimum wage legislation. Prerequisite: ECON 2306.

MANA 2302. COMMUNICATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Examines contributions of the social and behavioral sciences to
understand communications processes in organizations. Adopting
both an interpersonal and organizational perspective, course
topics include: verbal and nonverbal communications, dyadic and
organizational communications, communication of roles and
relationships, small-group communication, communication networks,
and the diagnosis and improvement of organizational
communications. MANA 2302 will satisfy
the cultural and social studies requirement in the College of
Business Administration.

MANA 3318. MANAGINGORGANIZATIONALBEHAVIOR (3-0) 3 hours credit.
This course is an introduction to the factors that influence
individual and group behavior in organizations. Emphasizing
findings from the field of organizational behavior, topics
covered include: individual differences and diversity, social
information processing, work attitudes, stress, work motivation,
power and influence, negotiation, teams, leadership, and
organizational research.

MANA 3319 MANAGEMENT PROCESS THEORY (3-0) Fundamentals of the management process; principles and techniques for all organizations. The basic functions of management: planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. Social responsibilities, political influences, and ethical considerations as they affect the management of organizations. Coverage of international business, production, communications, and decision-making in terms of management activities.

MANA 3320. HUMANRESOURCEMANAGEMENT (3-0) 3 hours
credit. Process of effective management of human
resources and those elements essential to such a process. The
objectives of an adequate personnel program. Effective planning,
recruitment, selection, training. Employee compensation and the
nature of pay and its relative importance. The nature of
union-management relationships. The impact of organized labor
upon personnel management.

MANA 4325. LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS (3-0) 3 hours credit. This
is an upper-level, seminar-based course examining leadership
theory and research, and emphasizing the development of
leadership and interpersonal skills through self-assessment case
analysis, and experiential exercises.

MANA 4326. DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Examines the implications of employee diversity in organizations,
an issue of increasing importance. Includes study of the changing
demographics of workers, effects of diversity on performance,
teamwork, and cohesion, and ways of effectively managing in a
diverse workplace. Legislation related to diversity is also
reviewed.

MANA 4330 TEAM MANAGEMENT (3-0) This course examines the critical input, process and outcomes variables in the design of and maintenance of highly effective work teams. Topics include: team composition, team norms, team decision-making strategies, intra-team and inter-team conflict, team building, management of effective work teams, and team-based organizational structures. Prerequisite: MANA 3318.

MANA 4340. BUSINESSANDSOCIETY (3-0) 3 hours credit. Explores the
roles of business organizations and their relationships with
individuals, governments, and other businesses from the
perspectives of ethics, ideology, and corporate responsibility.

MANA 4341. NEGOTIATIONSANDCONFLICTRESOLUTION (3-0) 3 hours credit. This
course is designed to better understand the nature of conflict
and its resolution through persuasion, collaboration, and
negotiation. Students will learn theories of interpersonal and
organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to
personal, corporate, historical, and political contexts. Students
will assess their own styles, skills, and values, and develop
techniques to better resolve disputes, achieve objectives, and
exert influence. Prerequisite: MANA
3318.

PHIL 2312 ETHICS (3-0) An inquiry into the basic principles of the moral life through a critical examination of traditional and current theories of value, right and wrong, good and evil, happiness, duty, and freedom.

POLS 2312. STATEANDLOCALGOVERNMENT (3-0) 3
hours credit. The principles and organization of
American state, county, and municipal government, together with
current problems and the constitution and government of Texas.

POLS 3303. INTRODUCTION TO PUBLICADMINISTRATION (3-0) 3 hours
credit. The scope and development of public
administrative organizations; both the traditional and behavioral
approaches to the treatment of administrative principles,
decision making, and organizational environment.

POLS 3305. GOVERNMENT IN URBANAMERICA (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Governmental problems associated with the growth of urban areas
and proposed solutions for Texas and elsewhere.

POLS 3307. STATEANDLOCALPOLITICS (3-0) 3
hours credit. Comparison of state and local political
systems. State and local political components, philosophies,
leaders, and issues. Prerequisites: POLS 2311 and 2312.

POLS 3308 POLITICS OF A TEXAS CITY: ARLINGTON CITY POLITICS (3-0) Describes the political processes over a period of fifty years from the immediate post-World War II years to the present. The outlines of Arlington city government, its structure, the changes, and personalities that have shaped it and held power. This course does not satisfy area distribution requirements.

POLS 4303. PUBLICADMINISTRATIONANDTHEPOLITICALPROCESS (3-0) 3 hours credit. The
relationships of public administration at all levels with
democratic institutions, including its interactions in the
formulation and execution of public policies with the chief
executive, the legislative and judicial branches, political
parties, clientele groups, and the public at large.

POLS 4331 U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: GOVERNMENT POWER (3-0) U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding the structure of government in the United States. Focus on Congress, the President, Federalism, and the relation of the judicial process to these topics. Recommended for pre-law majors.

POLS 4353. PUBLICBUDGETINGANDTAXATION
(3-0) 3 hours credit. The concepts, processes, and
policy impacts of taxation and public budgeting. Individual,
group, and institutional roles in taxes and budgeting are
emphasized. Introduction to current research techniques in
political economy.

PSYC 3302 BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY (3-0) A survey of the fields of industrial and organizational psychology, focusing on the application of psychological theory to understanding and solving problems in the workplace. Topics include recruitment, employee selection and training, the effects of attitudes, motivation, group dynamics and leadership, job satisfaction, productivity and morale.

URPA 4391. CONFERENCE COURSE (3-0) 3 hours credit. Designed for undergraduate students pursuing a minor in urban affairs and public policy, or public administration or urban planning and the environment. Permission of the director of undergraduate studies is required.

ARCH 4305 THE CITY OF ROME (3-0) History, topography, and monuments of the city of Rome and its environs from its legendary founding in 753 B.C. until the 20th Century. Urban form and architecture will be inspected in context of contemporaneous culture, with special emphasis on imperial and papal Rome. Prerequisite: Department consent. Restricted to Architecture and Interior Design Majors.

ARCH 4308. HISTORY OF URBANFORM (3-0) 3 hours credit. The
history of cities as physical form, influenced by political,
economic, and social forces.

ARCH 4309 THE CITY OF LONDON (3-0) History, topography, and monuments of Greater London from before the Roman colonization in the First Century until the 20th Century. Emphasis will be placed upon London's growth into a world capital since the Great Fire of 1666, stressing problems of transportation in 19th and 20th Centuries. Prerequisite: Department consent. Restricted to Architecture and Interior Design majors.

ARCH 4314 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION (3-0) Concepts and implementation of the restoration and preservation of historic structures and places, including archaeological, bibliographic, legislative, institutional, and physical parameters to the retention and adaptive re-use of significant architecture. Prerequisite: ARCH 2303, ARCH 2304. Junior standing in program. Restricted to Architecture and Interior Design majors.

BLAW 3314. REALESTATELAW (3-0) 3 hours credit. Development of
real estate law and the legal constraints within which real
estate decisions are made. Prerequisite: junior standing.

CIRP 4391. STUDIES IN CITYANDREGIONALPLANNING (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Advanced studies in various subjects of city and regional
planning. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of
the instructor.

ECON 4302 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (3-0) Economic forces that influence the quality of the environment; economic theory and environmental management; regulatory requirements for economic impact analysis; international issues including trade and implications for Third World economies. Prerequisite: ECON 2306.

GEOG 3350 READING THE LANDSCAPE (3-0) How historians and geographers identify and interpret clues in the landscape (such as place names, architecture, vegetation, transportation, field and street patterns) that reflect historical change and its social, economic, environmental and geographic consequences. Offered as GEOG 3350 and HIST 3350; credit will be granted only once.

GEOG 3355 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3-0) People and the natural environment from the colonial period to the present. Ecological change, conservation movements, and artistic and literary interpretations of landscape and nature. Listed as GEOG 3355 and HIST 3355; credit will be granted only once.

GEOL 2406 NATURAL RESOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY (3-2) Energy, construction, agricultural, and hydrological resources are evaluated in terms of their production and use, including storage and disposal of waste. Emphasis is placed on the importance of preserving clean water, air and soils. The course will concentrate on what humans take from the Earth, the impacts it has on their environment, and what it takes to make the planet sustainable for human habitation.

HIST 3350. READINGTHELANDSCAPE (3-0) 3 hours credit. How
historians and geographers identify and interpret clues in the
landscape (such as place names, architecture, vegetation,
transportation, field and street patterns) that reflect
historical change and its social, economic, environmental, and
geographic consequences. Also listed as GEOG 3350; credit will be granted only once.

HIST 3355. ENVIRONMENTALHISTORY OF
THEUNITEDSTATES (3-0) 3 hours credit.
People and the natural environment from the colonial period to
the present. Ecological change, conservation movements, and
artistic and literary interpretations of landscape and nature.
Also offered as GEOG 3335; credit will
be granted only once.

HIST 3362. CITIESANDSUBURBS IN UNITEDSTATESHISTORY (3-0) 3 hours credit. Traces urban
and suburban development from the colonial era to the present
with special emphasis not only on the transformation of their
physical appearance over time but on their changing meaning and
significance in American history. Focuses on the economic base of
urban and suburban expansion, as well as the social, political,
and cultural dynamics of metropolitan America.

POLS 2312. STATEANDLOCALGOVERNMENT (3-0) 3
hours credit. The principles and organization of
American state, county and municipal government, together with
current problems and the constitution and government of Texas.

SOCI 3336. SOCIALINEQUALITY (3-0) 3
hours credit. Examines the processes, characteristics,
and consequences of social inequality in society. Topics include
the social class structure, status groups, and elite power
structure as they influence people's life chances.

SOCI 3353. SOCIALCLIMATE OF
CITIES (2-2) 3 hours credit. A
comparative study of urban communities and metropolitan areas in
terms of their distinctive social life and culture. Topics
touching on power and urban politics, race and ethnic relations,
poverty, and leisure and lifestyles will be examined in terms of
their contribution to the unique social climate of cities.

ANTH 2322 GLOBAL CULTURES (3-0) Methods and theories of sociocultural anthropology. Examines systems of social organization and cultural meaning in contemporary human societies. Topics include fieldwork, cross-cultural analysis, applied anthropology, and global perspectives on political, economic, and social institutions. Formerly ANTH 3322; credit will not be granted for both ANTH 2322 and 3322.

ANTH 3339 URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY (3-0) Examines main issues, theoretical approaches and ethnographic methods used by anthropologists working in cities. Also discusses relevant contemporary topics such as growth of global cities, gentrification, poverty and inequality, and the economic, social and cultural integration of international immigrants in U.S. cities.

ANTH 3355 THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION (3-0) The development of complex cultures from village farming societies in various regions of the Old and New Worlds. The civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Mesoamerica, among others, will be treated, along with general questions concerning the rise, development, and collapse of early civilizations. Formerly ANTH 2355; credit will not be granted for both ANTH 2355 and 3355.

COMM 4305. COMMUNICATIONANDSOCIETY (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Readings and analysis of the role of communication in modern
society; its impact on contemporary social, cultural, political,
and intellectual trends.

COMS 3316. COMMUNICATION IN HUMANRELATIONS (3-0) 3 hours
credit. The human communication process within the
social, business, and family context. Theories and principles of
interpersonal communication and perception of self and others.
Prerequisite: six hours of speech.

CRCJ 4325 GANGS (3-0) An examination of historical and contemporary street and correctional institutional gangs. Addresses the nature and definition of gangs, types and diversity of membership of gangs, theoretical explanations, criminal and deviant behavior, law enforcement responses, intervention and prevention strategies, and public policy issues. Prerequisite: CRCJ 2334.

ECON 2337. ECONOMICS OF SOCIALISSUES (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Economic consequences and solutions of current social issues.
Each semester, a series of topics will be covered in line with
current events and the instructor's expertise to facilitate an
understanding of the economic structure.

ECON 3302. THEECONOMICS OF
CRIME (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Economic analysis of criminal activity and its impact on the
allocation of scarce resources; economic models of criminal
behavior, optimum allocation of criminal justice resources,
public and private sector approaches to deterrence, and current
issues such as gun control and drug abuse prevention.
Prerequisite: ECON 2306 or consent of
instructor.

ECON 4330. LABORECONOMICS (3-0) 3
hours credit. Application of economic principles to
labor topics such as the demand for marriage, the demand for
children, the economics of beauty, the economics of highly paid
sports and entertainment stars, the effects of immigration on
U.S. wages and employment, workplace discrimination, the effects
of affirmative action policies, and the effects of minimum wage
legislation. Prerequisite: ECON 2306.

GEOG 3350 READING THE LANDSCAPE (3-0) How historians and geographers identify and interpret clues in the landscape (such as place names, architecture, vegetation, transportation, field and street patterns) that reflect historical change and its social, economic, environmental and geographic consequences. Offered as GEOG 3350 and HIST 3350; credit will be granted only once.

HIST 2301. HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Significant developments from
prehistoric times through the 16th century. Achievements and
experiences of great civilizations, emphasizing major historical
figures and epochs, important ideas and religions, and factors of
continuity and change. Provides a foundation for understanding
our heritage and shared values, and introduces students to the
historical forces that have shaped today's world.

HIST 2302 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION (3-0) (HIST 2312). Major modern trends such as industrialism, nationalism, imperialism, socialism, and the more complex problems and conflicts of the present century. Particular attention to the emergence of a global civilization. Provides a foundation for understanding our heritage and shared values, and introduces students to the historical forces that have shaped today's world.

HIST 3350 READING THE LANDSCAPE (3-0) How historians and geographers identify and interpret clues in the landscape (such as place names, architecture, vegetation, transportation, field and street patterns) that reflect historical change and its social, economic, environmental and geographic consequences. Offered as GEOG 3350 and HIST 3350; credit will be granted only once.

HIST 3351. HISTORY OF THEDALLAS-FORTWORTHMETROPLEX (3-0) 3
hours credit. The growth and development of Dallas and
Fort Worth from competitive 19th-century trade centers in a rural
setting to cooperative high-tech cities in a rapidly urbanizing
metroplex. Political, economic, cultural, and spatial changes of
this area are explored within a national urban context.

HIST 3362. CITIESANDSUBURBS IN UNITEDSTATESHISTORY (3-0) 3 hours credit. Traces urban
and suburban development from the colonial era to the present
with special emphasis not only on the transformation of their
physical appearance over time but on their changing meaning and
significance in American history. Focuses on the economic base of
urban and suburban expansion, as well as the social, political,
and cultural dynamics of metropolitan America.

HIST 3366. AFRICAN-AMERICANHISTORY,
1865-PRESENT (3-0) 3 hours
credit. Emphasis on the transition from slavery to
freedom, the political, social, and economic status of blacks in
the late 19th century, 20th century black institutions and
culture, and the evolution of the civil rights movement.

HIST 3368. THEHISTORY OF
THEMEXICANAMERICAN (3-0) 3 hours credit.
The role of the Mexican American in the cultural and historical
development of the United States with special emphasis on the
Southwest.

HIST 3373 U.S. ECONOMIC HISTORY, 1860-PRESENT (3-0) Rise of manufacturing, marketing, and electrification. Organized labor and rebellions against the corporate world. Government regulation of business and labor. Corporations and unions during depressions and wars. Auto, high tech, and other industries. The military-industrial complex. Franchising and other trends.

HUMA 4302. SOCIALANDPOLITICALTHEORY (3-0) 3
hours credit. Examination of the major social and
political theories that have shaped Western thought. Topics may
include the concept of the social, the role of the individual,
the public/private distinction, and gender relations. Focus on
particular theorists as well as issues.

INTS 4388. SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (3-0) Justice, Democracy, and Metropolitan Environments. This course considers the relationship of justice, equity, and environmental protection in American metropolitan areas. Students will use interdisciplinary approaches to frame questions about how environmental issues could prompt the modification of social, economic, and political practices to promote better relations between human beings and their whole environment. Prerequisite INTS 2301 and INTS 4301 with a grade of C or better, or ESST 2300. [INTS 4388 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED.]

MANA 4326. DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Examines the implications of employee diversity in organizations,
an issue of increasing importance. Includes study of the changing
demographics of workers, effects of diversity on performance,
teamwork, and cohesion, and ways of effectively managing in a
diverse workplace. Legislation related to diversity is also
reviewed.

MANA 4340 BUSINESS AND SOCIETY (3-0) Explores the roles of business organizations and their relationships with individuals, governments, and other businesses from the perspectives of ethics, ideology, and corporate responsibility.

MANA 4341. NEGOTIATIONSANDCONFLICTRESOLUTION. (3-0) 3 hours credit. This
course is designed to better understand the nature of conflict
and its resolution through persuasion, collaboration, and
negotiation. Students will learn theories of interpersonal and
organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to
personal, corporate, historical, and political contexts. Students
will assess their own styles, skills, and values, and develop
techniques to better resolve disputes, achieve objectives, and
exert influence. Prerequisite: MANA
3318.

POLS 2312. STATEANDLOCALGOVERNMENT (3-0) 3
hours credit. The principles and organization of
American state, county, and municipal government, together with
current problems and the constitution and government of Texas.

POLS 3305. GOVERNMENT IN URBANAMERICA (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Governmental problems associated with the growth of urban areas
and proposed solutions for Texas and elsewhere.

POLS 3308 POLITICS OF A TEXAS CITY: ARLINGTON CITY POLITICS (3-0) Describes the political processes over a period of fifty years from the immediate post-World War II years to the present. The outlines of Arlington city government, its structure, the changes, and personalities that have shaped it and held power. This course does not satisfy area distribution requirements.

POLS 3312. INTRODUCTION TO PUBLICPOLICYANALYSIS (3-0) 3 hours credit. The
American policymaking process from issue creation to program
administration and evaluation. Policy models and methods of
policy analysis. Oriented toward providing students with skills
as a professional policy analyst.

POLS 3313 MODERN CRITICS OF SOCIETY AND POLITICS (3-0) Designed for both political science and other majors. Focus on writers like Banfield, Galbraith, Marcuse, Reich, Revel, Skinner, and Toffler.

POLS 4317. ETHNICGROUPPOLITICS IN THEUNITEDSTATES
(3-0) 3 hours credit. The influence of selected major
ethnic groups with special attention given to organizational
development, participation in political parties, leadership,
ideology, immigration policy, current issues, and relations with
the dominant culture and other ethnic groups.

POLS 4318. POLITICS OF AFRICANAMERICANS (3-0) 3 hours
credit. The influence of African American politics on
United States government and policies with special attention
given to organizational development, participation in political
parties, leadership, ideology, the Civil Rights movement, current
issues, and relations with other ethnic groups.

POLS 4319. POLITICS OF MEXICANAMERICANS (3-0) 3 hours
credit. The influence of Mexican American politics on
United States government and policies with special attention
given to organizational development, participation in political
parties, leadership, ideology, the Chicano movement, current
issues, and relationships with other ethnic groups.

POLS 4352. U.S. IMMIGRATIONPOLICYANDTHEAMERICANDREAM (3-0) 3 hours credit. Focus on
American identity through the examination of immigration to the
United States, past and present, and the evolution of U.S.
immigration policy. Topics include U.S. attitudes and policy
responses to European, Asian, and Latin American immigration and
to the incorporation of the descendants of African slaves and
Native Americans.

PSYC 3315 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3-0) The theories and research dealing with individual behavior in the social environment. Social influence processes, interpersonal attraction, group behavior, aggression, conformity, and attitude formation and change. PSYC 3144 is an optional laboratory which, when added to PSYC 3315, satisfies a portion of the laboratory requirement.

SOCW 3301 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I (3-0) The first of two required human behavior courses that explore, within the context of a strengths and empowerment perspective, knowledge of the bio-psycho-social development of persons from birth through young adulthood.

SOCW 3303. SOCIALWELFAREPOLICYANDSERVICES (3-0) 3 hours credit.
Examines how social goals are met by social welfare institutions.
Conceptual schemes are developed for analyzing the structure of
social welfare institutions and evaluating social welfare
sub-systems. The social work profession is also examined in the
context of the evolution and function of the contemporary
American social welfare system. Prerequisite: SOCW 2311.

SOCI 3324 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS (3-0) Focuses on twentieth and twenty-first century social movements, including the U.S. civil rights movement, the student and anti-war movements of the 1960s, the women's movement, the environmental movement, and anti-globalization movements. Status politics movements, such as pro-choice/pro-life and gay rights movements, are also explored. Compares these movements with their counterparts in other countries and identifies the reasons for their successes and failures. Prerequisite: SOCI 1311.

SOCI 3327 INTERCULTURAL INTERACTION (3-0) Patterns and variations in interactions involving people from different cultures and subcultures. Intercultural interaction, both within multicultural societies and between persons from different societies.

SOCI 3336. SOCIALINEQUALITY (3-0) 3
hours credit. Examines the processes, characteristics,
and consequences of social inequality in society. Topics include
the social class structure, status groups, and elite power
structure as they influence people's life chances.

SOCI 3353. SOCIALCLIMATE OF
CITIES (2-2) 3 hours credit. A
comparative study of urban communities and metropolitan areas in
terms of their distinctive social life and culture. Topics
touching on power and urban politics, race and ethnic relations,
poverty, and leisure and lifestyles will be examined in terms of
their contribution to the unique social climate of cities.

SOCI 3357 LAW AND SOCIETY (3-0) Law as a social institution. The processes of defining criminal conduct and the social functions of law and of legal processes and systems. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.

SOCI 4315 VIOLENCE IN SOCIETY (3-0) Violence as a group process directed toward social change. Historical perspectives, current events, preventive and control techniques, public reaction, and individual behavior. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.

URPA 4391. CONFERENCE COURSE (3-0) 3 hours credit. Designed for undergraduate students pursuing a minor in urban affairs and public policy, or public administration or urban planning and the environment. Permission of the director of undergraduate studies is required.

The study of the environment and sustainability is fundamentally an interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary enterprise that requires innovative connections among academic fields. The minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies enables students to utilize the many courses on sustainability and the environment offered throughout the university while developing a systematic and cohesive understanding of sustainability and the environment.

With the permission of their departmental advisor and after consulting with a specified undergraduate advisor within the School of Urban and Public Affairs (SUPA), students enroll in 18 hours selected from the courses listed below (and others upon approval). Students are required to take one core course, ESST 2300: Introduction to Environmental Studies, which introduces students to problems, theories, and methods relating to sustainability and the environmnet using an interdisciplinary approach. This course should be taken as early as possible. At least one course must be taken in each of the three groups listed (Architecture and Urban and Public Affairs; Liberal Arts, Social and Cultural Studies; Natural Sciences and Engineering). At least 6 hours must be taken as 3000- or 4000-level courses.

Some of the following courses change content from offering to offering and might not be relevant to the minor during a particular semester. For most such courses, special topics focusing on the environment and/or sustainability are offered at least once in a two-year cycle. Credit toward the minor will be given only when the topic of the course focuses on the environment and/or sustainability. In addition, special topics courses and/or other courses not on this list may also be used to fulfill the requirements of the minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies minor with the permission of the program's advisor. For these reason it is important that students consult with the SUPA undergraduate advisor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies before registering each semester.

Core Course

ESST 2300. INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES (3-0) Introduces major problems, questions, issues, and methods within interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary environmental studies. Includes a study of some of the most significant texts, studies, practices, and creative works from at least four different fields as they pertain to questions of environment, ecology, and sustainability. Features guest lectures by faculty teaching courses within the Environmental & Sustainability Studies minor.

Liberal Arts, Social and Cultural Studies Group

ANTH 3325. ETHNOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AMERICA (3-0) The indigenous groups of South America, with emphasis on the Aymara and Quechua of the Andes. Topics include culture change, environmental destruction, and preservation of cultural heritage.

ART 3357. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (2-4) An overview of critical environmental issues that affect the contemporary practice of visual communication. Emphasis on ethics, environmental and society responsibility, and creative visual problem solving. Course may include, but is not limited to, lecture, discussion, reading, and creative design exploration. Prerequisite: ART 2354 or the permission of the advisor.

ENGL 1301. CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING I (3-0)Expository Writing and the Environment With a particular focus on the environment, this course follows a traditional English 1301 curriculum, stressing critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. The course examines how the human and non-human worlds interact, and how humans represent, interpret, and approach the non human world. Students read a variety of texts ranging from foundationally important canonical works by Henry David Thoreau and John Muir to contemporary theoretical works by William Cronon and Giovanna Di Chiro. Students also engage with critical ideas about the environment through class discussions and writing assignments. The goal of the course-in addition to developing critical reading, writing, and thinking skills---is to challenge students' conceptions of the environment, encourage them to consider how they are always interacting with the environment, encourage them to consider how they are always interacting with the environment and the importance of these interactions in a world faced with depleting resources that require increasing programs that promote sustainability. [ENGL 1301 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENT-RELATED]

ENGL 1301. CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING II (3-0)Writing Argument, Thinking Green English 1302 is an integrated course in critical thinking, reading, and writing. Because these three processes are mutually dependent, we will spend our time in the course reading and analyzing environmental texts, as well as writing them. The type of formal writing we will do in this class is generally known as argumentative writing, or rhetoric. I n this type of writing, you will show both your understanding of argument structure, of environmental texts we read, and your own thoughts about issues they discuss. Furthermore, insofar as the theme of the course is environment and sustainability, you will be encouraged to engage with this subject in multiple ways through argumentative writing and presentation as well as through your daily practice. [ENGL 1302 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENTAL-RELATED]

ENGL 2303. TOPICS IN LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT (3-0) This course will discuss the relation between literature and environment, investigating the many representations of environment, nature, and animals, in literature, film, theory, and popular culture texts. [ ENGL 2303 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENT-RELATED.]

ENGL 3347. TOPICS IN MULTICULTURAL LITERATURES (3-0) Power and Place. Environmentalism and environmental justice in multicultural literatures, history, and theory. [ENGL 3347 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENT RELATED.]

ENGL 3366. TOPICS IN LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT (3-0) Contemporary Environmental Literature. This course discusses a wide range of texts including--novels, science fictions, a 21st century Western, Native American literature, poetry, nature writing, memoirs, theory, and science writing-- all of which grapple with different issues concerning the human relationship to nature, environment, and animals. Topics will include encountering nature, evaluating the ideals of the wilderness and the wild, tracking power through natural-cultural places, surviving risky environments, the politics of food, global warming and other dystopias, and animal studies. Students have the option of a research paper, service-learning, or a work of multimedia for their final project. [ENGL 3366 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENTAL-RELATED]

ENGL 4350. TOPICS IN FILM AND LITERATURE (3-0) Nature and Environment in Film and Theory. This course will examine a wide range of films and introduce significant ideas, concepts, and questions within ecocriticism, green and cultural studies, environmental studies, and animal studies. The course will discuss the environmental, ethical, political, and philosophical ramifications of the way the films represent nature, animals, and humans. The course includes a focus on how activist and documentary films represent science. [ ENGL 4305 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENTAL-RELATED].

HIST 3355. ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3-0) People and the natural environment from the colonial period to the present. Ecological change, conservation movements, and artistic and literary interpretations of landscape and nature. Also listed as GEOG 3355; credit will be granted only once.

HIST 4388. TOPICS IN HISTORY: ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY (3-0) (Specific title may vary with course theme and content). This class will take an issue or set of issues of present-day concern, such as global climate change, energy use, water rights and resources, food production and consumption or else a broadly defined theme, such as environment and economic development, environment and colonization, or environment and poverty, and trace those issues and/or themes through history. The class may beak a broadly comparative and global perspective, or it may have a specific geographical focus, for example, on Latin America, the Mediterranean, South Asia, or the Caribbean. [HIST 4388 WIL LBE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENT-RELATED.]

PHIL 3324. TOPICS IN APPLIED ETHICS (3-0) Investigation of a single moral issue or a cluster of issues that arise in the context of a particular profession. Examples of the former are abortion, punishment, freedom of speech, the environment, and the moral status of animals. Examples of the latter are business ethics, legal ethics, engineering ethics, nursing ethics, and computer ethics. May be repeated for credit as content changes. [PHIL 3324 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS.]

SOCI 3324. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS (3-0) Focuses on twentieth and twenty-first century social movements, including the U.S. civil rights movement, the student and antiwar movements of the 1960s, the women's movement, the environmental movement, and anti-globalization movements. Status politics movements, such as pro-choice/pro-life and gay rights movements, are also explored. Compares these movements with their counterparts in other countries and identifies the reasons for their successes and failures. Prerequisite: SOCI 1311. [SOCI3324 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT.]

Natural Sciences and Engineering Group

BIOL 2343. EVOLUTION & ECOLOGY (3-0) Reviews significant aspects of organismal biology and presents current hypotheses concerning the origin and diversification of life on earth. The ecological and behavioral interactions between organisms and their biotic/abiotic environments are considered from an evolutionary perspective. Prerequisite: BIOL 1441.

CHEM 1445. CHEMISTRY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS (3-3) Chemistry of things of everyday life: energy, radioactivity, petroleum products, pollution, the nature of matter, and the applications of chemistry to things we use. CHEM 1445, 1446 cannot be used to fulfill the 1441/1442 requirement in any degree program.

CHEM 1446. CHEMISTRY II FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS (3-3) Continuation of the chemistry of things of everyday life. Vitamins, minerals, chemical additives, plastics, cosmetics, proteins, carbohydrates, poisons, fats, and oils. Prerequisite: CHEM 1445 or equivalent with a grade of C or better. CHEM 1445, 1446 cannot be used to fulfill the 1441/1442 requirement in any degree program.

GEOL 1450. INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY (3-1) The study of ocean basins and their origin, ocean currents, waves and tides, properties of sea water, and marine ecosystems, emphasizing the role of the ocean in the Earth system. Discussion of weekly ocean news, and incorporation of web-delivered current oceanographic data into the course material. Formerly offered as GEOL 3301 and GEOL 3184 and GEOL 2412; credit will be granted only once.

GEOL 2414. THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH (3-1) This course will assess the impact on human health of population growth and available resources; exposure to man-made harmful substances; and environmental degradation. Prerequisite: GEOL 1425.

GEOL 2406. NATURAL RESOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY Energy, construction, agricultural, and hydrological resources are evaluated in terms of their production and use, including storage and disposal of waste. Emphasis is placed on the importance of preserving clean water, air and soils. The course will concentrate on what humans take from the Earth, the impacts it has on their environment, and what it takes to make the planet sustainable for human habitation.

PSYC 3316. ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3-0) The effect of the social, physical, and ecological features of the environment on human behavior. The effects of crowding, noise, architecture, urban design, and climate. Prerequisite: PSYC 1315.

ARCH 4395. SELECTED TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE (3-0) Sustainability for Everyone This course is specifically designed for students from all units of the university. It examines the major issues of sustainability within four broad areas: economic, environmental, philosophical, and social. Readings are taken from a wide variety of recent studies, and the course is a discussion-based seminar that focuses upon the readings. [ARCH 4395 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENTAL-RELATED]

INTS 4388. SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (3-0) Justice, Democracy, and Metropolitan Environments This course considers the relationship of justice, equity, and environmental protection in American metropolitan areas. Students will use interdisciplinary approaches to frame questions about how environmental issues could prompt the modification of social, economic, and political practices to promote better relations between human beings and their whole environment. [INTS 4388 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED.]

INTS 4388. SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (3-0) Interdisciplinary Research in Environmental & Sustainability Studies This course enables students to approach complex problems in environmental studies through the development of integrative skills. Utilizing both individual and group work, research will be applied toward a final project and /or policy statement. [INTS 4388 WILL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN THE TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENT RELATED]

URPA 4305. FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY (3-0) The organization, structure and practice of environmental protection at the federal, state and local levels of government. Course will develop a full understanding of how the goals of protecting human health and the environment are achieved through the implementation of environmental law, policy, practice, enforcement and collaboration among governmental entities, industry, environmental groups and the general public. Wide ranging use of case studies will be made and full engagement in new developments in the era of climate change will be achieved.

ADDITIONAL COURSES

Many departments also offer special topics courses on topics pertaining to the environment or sustainability. The Honors College and Interdisciplinary Studies, in particular, offer several special topics courses, some of which focus on the environment or sustainability. Such courses will need to be approved, semester by semester, to be eligible for inclusion within the minor.